diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 03b9416..1e8f47a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -40,6 +40,25 @@ Pull in the package using Composer
 composer require jamesmills/laravel-timezone
 ```
 
+Add TimezoneModelTrait into your resource Model
+
+```
+<?php
+
+namespace App;
+
+class Foo
+{
+    use TimezoneModelTrait;
+}
+```
+
+## Database
+
+By default, this package is shipped with database migration, 
+which creates a new column `timezone` into the `users` table. 
+
+### Using Default Migrations
 Publish database migrations
  
 ```
@@ -52,6 +71,11 @@ Run the database migrations. This will add a `timezone` column to your `users` t
 php artisan migrate
 ```
 
+### Custom Data Source
+
+If you use a different data source for your timezone, 
+you can just override both methods in the `TimezoneModelTrait` on your resource model to your needs.
+
 ## Examples
 
 ### Showing date/time to the user in their timezone
diff --git a/src/Listeners/Auth/UpdateUsersTimezone.php b/src/Listeners/Auth/UpdateUsersTimezone.php
index 7e3eac1..49e348c 100644
--- a/src/Listeners/Auth/UpdateUsersTimezone.php
+++ b/src/Listeners/Auth/UpdateUsersTimezone.php
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 
 class UpdateUsersTimezone
 {
-
     /**
      * Handle the event.
      *
@@ -50,9 +49,9 @@ public function handle($event)
         $ip = $this->getFromLookup();
         $geoip_info = geoip()->getLocation($ip);
 
-        if ($user->timezone != $geoip_info['timezone']) {
-            if (config('timezone.overwrite') == true || $user->timezone == null) {
-                $user->timezone = $geoip_info['timezone'];
+        if ($user->getTimezone() != $geoip_info['timezone']) {
+            if (config('timezone.overwrite') == true || $user->getTimezone() == null) {
+                $user->setTimezone($geoip_info['timezone']);
                 $user->save();
 
                 $this->notify($geoip_info);
@@ -69,7 +68,7 @@ private function notify(Location $geoip_info)
             return;
         }
 
-        $message = 'We have set your timezone to ' . $geoip_info['timezone'];
+        $message = 'We have set your timezone to '.$geoip_info['timezone'];
 
         if (config('timezone.flash') == 'laravel') {
             request()->session()->flash('success', $message);
@@ -103,8 +102,8 @@ private function notify(Location $geoip_info)
     }
 
     /**
-    * @return mixed
-    */
+     * @return string|null
+     */
     private function getFromLookup()
     {
         $result = null;
@@ -134,7 +133,7 @@ private function lookup($type, $keys)
         $value = null;
 
         foreach ($keys as $key) {
-            if (!request()->$type->has($key)) {
+            if (! request()->$type->has($key)) {
                 continue;
             }
             $value = request()->$type->get($key);
diff --git a/src/Timezone.php b/src/Timezone.php
index 7e9c9d9..f58a007 100644
--- a/src/Timezone.php
+++ b/src/Timezone.php
@@ -12,13 +12,13 @@ class Timezone
      * @param  bool  $format_timezone
      * @return string
      */
-    public function convertToLocal(?Carbon $date, $format = null, $format_timezone = false) : string
+    public function convertToLocal(?Carbon $date, $format = null, $format_timezone = false): string
     {
         if (is_null($date)) {
             return 'Empty';
         }
 
-        $timezone = (auth()->user()->timezone) ?? config('app.timezone');
+        $timezone = (auth()->user()->getTimezone()) ?? config('app.timezone');
 
         $date->setTimezone($timezone);
 
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ public function convertToLocal(?Carbon $date, $format = null, $format_timezone =
         $formatted_date_time = $date->format($format);
 
         if ($format_timezone) {
-            return $formatted_date_time . ' ' . $this->formatTimezone($date);
+            return $formatted_date_time.' '.$this->formatTimezone($date);
         }
 
         return $formatted_date_time;
@@ -39,22 +39,22 @@ public function convertToLocal(?Carbon $date, $format = null, $format_timezone =
      * @param $date
      * @return Carbon
      */
-    public function convertFromLocal($date) : Carbon
+    public function convertFromLocal($date): Carbon
     {
-        return Carbon::parse($date, auth()->user()->timezone)->setTimezone('UTC');
+        return Carbon::parse($date, auth()->user()->getTimezone())->setTimezone('UTC');
     }
 
     /**
      * @param  Carbon  $date
      * @return string
      */
-    private function formatTimezone(Carbon $date) : string
+    private function formatTimezone(Carbon $date): string
     {
         $timezone = $date->format('e');
         $parts = explode('/', $timezone);
 
         if (count($parts) > 1) {
-            return str_replace('_', ' ', $parts[1]) . ', ' . $parts[0];
+            return str_replace('_', ' ', $parts[1]).', '.$parts[0];
         }
 
         return str_replace('_', ' ', $parts[0]);
diff --git a/src/Traits/TimezoneModelTrait.php b/src/Traits/TimezoneModelTrait.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cb46611
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Traits/TimezoneModelTrait.php
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace JamesMills\LaravelTimezone\Traits;
+
+trait TimezoneModelTrait
+{
+    /**
+     * @return mixed
+     */
+    public function getTimezone()
+    {
+        return $this->timezone;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param  string  $timezone
+     * @return $this
+     */
+    public function setTimezone(string $timezone)
+    {
+        $this->timezone = $timezone;
+
+        return $this;
+    }
+}